Warren Commission (08 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (08 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. MURRET. The insurance business.
Mr. JENNER. Was he an insurance collector?
Mr. MURRET. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. He was not an insurance salesman?
Mr. MURRET. No, he was a collector. He collected premiums for his
company.
Mr. JENNER. You do remember that Marguerite married Lee Oswald, and a
couple of children were born of that marriage, is that right?
Mr. MURRET. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Robert Lee and Lee Harvey, is that right?
Mr. MURRET. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Do you remember the birth of Lee in 1939?
Mr. MURRET. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Do you recall when they lived on Alvar Street?
Mr. MURRET. Alvar? Yes.
Mr. JENNER. You do remember that?
Mr. MURRET. Yes; I think that's where they were living when he died.
Mr. JENNER. Yes; our records show that he died in August 1939, and Lee
was born a couple of months after he died; do you remember that?
Mr. MURRET. Yes; I don't know the exact month, but I remember it was
right after he died.
Mr. JENNER. What did she do after her husband died, after she had the
child? Did she go to work, or what?
Mr. MURRET. I couldn't swear to that. I don't know if she inherited
anything from the insurance, from Lee dying, or not. It wasn't any of
my business, so I didn't ask about that.
Mr. JENNER. You mind your own business?
Mr. MURRET. That's right; that's what I did then, too.
Mr. JENNER. Do you recall her living in and around New Orleans then,
after Mr. Oswald died?
Mr. MURRET. Well, yes; I imagine so, but then she moved to Texas, and I
think she married this man over there sometime after that, by the name
of Ekdahl, or something like that. It's a hard name to pronounce.
Mr. JENNER. Did you ever meet Mr. Ekdahl?
Mr. MURRET. No; never in my life.
Mr. JENNER. There has been some evidence in these depositions about
a picnic that was held over at Covington, La., which was attended by
Marguerite and her three children and Mr. Ekdahl; do you remember that?
Mr. MURRET. No.
Mr. JENNER. You don't know anything about that?
Mr. MURRET. No, sir.
Mr. JENNER. What kind of a boy was Lee Harvey Oswald?
Mr. MURRET. Well, I'll tell you: I didn't take that much interest in
him. I couldn't tell you anything about that, because I didn't pay
attention to all that. I do think he was a loud kid, you know what I
mean; he was always raising his voice when he wanted something from
his mother, I know that, but I think a lot of times he was just the
opposite. He liked to read, and he stuck by himself pretty much in the
apartment the way I understand it.
Mr. JENNER. Did you and Marguerite get along all right?
Mr. MURRET. Not too well.
Mr. JENNER. Not too well?
Mr. MURRET. No.
Mr. JENNER. What was the reason for that?
Mr. MURRET. Well, it was due to her disposition, more or less. She
always thought she was right, and she would get aggravated at anybody
that disagreed with her, and things like that.
Mr. JENNER. But you avoided open controversy with her, is that correct?
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